Replacing Prison Uniforms with Custom Suits
Brooklyn-based suit maker Bindle & Keep partnered with the Innocence Project to provide free custom-tailored suits to recently exonerated individuals.
University's Prison Education Program and Yale Prison Education Initiative Celebrate Class of 2024
The University of New Haven’s Prison Education Program celebrated its second-ever commencement ceremony, awarding 11 associate's degrees and two bachelor’s degrees to its Class of 2024.
Incarcerated New Yorkers Staged a Broadway Show in Prison
Men incarcerated at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York state put on a performance of the play “Thoughts of a Colored Man” for their family members and correction officers.
A Rare Bright Spot for a Canine Lover Doing Time: Raising Puppies to Become Service Dogs
Adam Roberts writes about the bonds he has formed with the puppies he's cared for and trained at Fishkill Correctional Facility in New York as part of their Puppies Behind Bars program.
‘I feel super gassed’: Lady Unchained, the prison radio host playing inmates’ raps
A spotlight on Free Flow, a popular radio show broadcast on UK National Prison Radio which plays beats and music for incarcerated musicians to practice with. The show's host, Lady Unchained, speaks to offering "advice and tips on how to build a crime-free future using the power of creativity, lyrics, and positivity," and re-energizing prisons through music.
Prison education programs ready to expand, but new Pell Grants slow to arrive
Pell grants for incarcerated students were reapproved by Congress last summer, but the funding has been slow to roll out with only one institution approved so far as an eligible prison education program (PEP).
After Prison, I Went to Miami to Reacquaint Myself With Freedom
Ryan Moser writes about visiting Miami and reacquainting himself with freedom after his release from Everglades Correctional Institution after serving an eight-year sentence.
From Web to Work: How a Tech Ed Program Helps People Prepare to Leave Prison
Brave Behind Bars, MIT's web design program for students who are incarcerated, boosts self-confidence and digital competency.
How a Black Man Went from a 50-year Prison Sentence to Law School
Bernard McKinley has become the first graduate of the Northwestern’s Prison Education Program (PEP) to ever be accepted into a law school. He will attend Northwestern Law School as part of the class of 2027.
How to Publish a Magazine in a Maximum-Security Prison
Journalist John J. Lennon, who is incarcerated in New York, speaks with Wilbert Rideau, an acclaimed prison journalist.
Celebrating Women’s History Month in New Jersey’s Only Prison for Women
Lucretia Stone, a writer incarcerated in New Jersey, honors the women who have supported her and those who have supported the other women incarcerated with her.
The unlikely gardeners of Alcatraz island
Insight Garden Program, in collaboration with the National Parks Service, have brought plants cultivated by women incarcerated at Central California Women's Facility to Alcatraz and replanted them on the rock in the hopes of creating a temporary exhibit that will enlighten tourists on the significance of gardens to the lives of those in prison.